A Mess of Blues
Count:
48
Wall:
2
Level:
Easy Improver
Choreographer:
Chris Jackson (UK) - January 2019
Music:
A Mess of Blues - Elvis Presley : (amazon)
#16-count intro, start on vocals, weight on left. (2/4 wall dance)
SECTION ONE: FORWARD ROCK, BACK ROCK, STEP, SCUFF, SHUFFLE LEFT
1, 2, 3, 4Rock forward right, recover left, rock back right, recover left
5, 6, 7&8Step forward right, scuff left heel forward, forward left, right next to left, forward left
SECTION TWO (repeat of Section One)
FORWARD ROCK, BACK ROCK, STEP, SCUFF, SHUFFLE LEFT
1, 2, 3, 4Rock forward right, recover left, rock back right, recover left
5, 6, 7&8Step forward right, scuff left heel forward, forward left, right next to left, forward left
SECTION THREE: FORWARD ROCK, SHUFFLE HALF TURN, FORWARD ROCK, COASTER STEP
1, 2, 3&4Rock forward right, recover left, shuffle a half turn right (R/L/R) (6.0)
5, 6,7&8Rock forward left, recover right, back left, right next to left, forward left
SECTION FOUR: FORWARD ROCK, SHUFFLE THREE-QUARTER TURN, SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, SIDE, TAP
1, 2, 3&4Rock forward right, recover left, shuffle a three-quarter turn right (R/L/R) (3.0)
5, 6, &7, 8Left to left side (5), hold (6), right next to left (&), left to left side (7), tap right next to left
RESTART HERE ON WALL 3 (facing 3.0) AND WALL 5 (facing 12.0)
SECTION FIVE: SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, IN FRONT, SIDE ROCK, CROSS SHUFFLE
1, 2, 3, 4Right to right side, cross left behind, right to right side, cross left over right
5, 6, 7&8Rock right to right side, recover left, cross right over left, left to left side, cross right over left
SECTION SIX: SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, JAZZ BOX TURN, STEP, SCUFF
1, 2, 3, 4Left to left side, cross right behind left, left to left side, cross right over left
5, 6, 7, 8Step back left, right to right side (making a quarter turn to your right) (6.0), forward left, scuff right heel forward
START AGAIN!
RESTARTS: -
Wall 3. Dance up to the end of Section Four and restart facing (3.0).
Wall 5. Dance up to the end of Section Four and restart facing (12.0).
OPTIONAL ENDING
Wall 7. Dance up to the end of Section Three (12.0) and then:
FORWARD ROCK, COASTER STEP, FORWARD LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT
1, 2, 3&4Rock forward right, recover left, back right, left next to right, forward right
5, 6, 7Forward left, forward right, forward left
SECTION ONE: FORWARD ROCK, BACK ROCK, STEP, SCUFF, SHUFFLE LEFT
1, 2, 3, 4Rock forward right, recover left, rock back right, recover left
5, 6, 7&8Step forward right, scuff left heel forward, forward left, right next to left, forward left
SECTION TWO (repeat of Section One)
FORWARD ROCK, BACK ROCK, STEP, SCUFF, SHUFFLE LEFT
1, 2, 3, 4Rock forward right, recover left, rock back right, recover left
5, 6, 7&8Step forward right, scuff left heel forward, forward left, right next to left, forward left
SECTION THREE: FORWARD ROCK, SHUFFLE HALF TURN, FORWARD ROCK, COASTER STEP
1, 2, 3&4Rock forward right, recover left, shuffle a half turn right (R/L/R) (6.0)
5, 6,7&8Rock forward left, recover right, back left, right next to left, forward left
SECTION FOUR: FORWARD ROCK, SHUFFLE THREE-QUARTER TURN, SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, SIDE, TAP
1, 2, 3&4Rock forward right, recover left, shuffle a three-quarter turn right (R/L/R) (3.0)
5, 6, &7, 8Left to left side (5), hold (6), right next to left (&), left to left side (7), tap right next to left
RESTART HERE ON WALL 3 (facing 3.0) AND WALL 5 (facing 12.0)
SECTION FIVE: SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, IN FRONT, SIDE ROCK, CROSS SHUFFLE
1, 2, 3, 4Right to right side, cross left behind, right to right side, cross left over right
5, 6, 7&8Rock right to right side, recover left, cross right over left, left to left side, cross right over left
SECTION SIX: SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, JAZZ BOX TURN, STEP, SCUFF
1, 2, 3, 4Left to left side, cross right behind left, left to left side, cross right over left
5, 6, 7, 8Step back left, right to right side (making a quarter turn to your right) (6.0), forward left, scuff right heel forward
START AGAIN!
RESTARTS: -
Wall 3. Dance up to the end of Section Four and restart facing (3.0).
Wall 5. Dance up to the end of Section Four and restart facing (12.0).
OPTIONAL ENDING
Wall 7. Dance up to the end of Section Three (12.0) and then:
FORWARD ROCK, COASTER STEP, FORWARD LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT
1, 2, 3&4Rock forward right, recover left, back right, left next to right, forward right
5, 6, 7Forward left, forward right, forward left